This article caught my eye.http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/World/20120613/japan-budget-carrier-skymark-airlines-120613/ This airline posted a list that stated ''flight attendants aren't obligated to be polite or cater to the whims of those on-board'' they are there to provide safety. Can you imagine if nurses posted something like this?!?!
It got me thinking, if you could post a list what would be on it.
Mine would include:
-Staff reserve the right to discontinue call bell service at any time at the discretion of the nurse.
I see each of your comments as hostile, except for the ones about visitors taking food from the patient, but I can honestly say that I have never in all my years seen that happen, and I think you may be exaggerating.
I just watched that happen yesterday!
Two obnoxious sisters eating Mom's food.
I am not exaggerating about their obnoxiousness nor the fact that they were eating Mom's food.
For every 3 wonderful visitors, it only takes 1 over-the-top visitor to negate the whole thing.
I work in psych and all I can say is that I am convinced-- after dealing with some visitors-- that we admitted the wrong person.
Here's a notice I would like to put up:
"Any visitor who laughs at or insults our confused geriatric patients will be taken down, placed in restraints and left to languish!"
I can keep my composure until someone picks on my patients...
Hostile? Hardly. You simply disagree, and should recognize that. As for your thinking I've exaggerated, I can absolutely 100% assure you those are TRUTHFUL observances and it didn't take me 20 years to overlook them.
Again, insulting. The observation wasn't about poor time management, but rather the congestion in the room not being conducive to good (and yes, timely) care. I certainly never addressed "not keeping your cool"; where did I ever suggest I was "running like a chicken with its head cut off"? You read much more into what was said than what was there...and did so incorrectly. Perhaps creating some "mistakes, stress, anger and resentment" toward yourself in this instance.
My, you DO seem to have some anger issues to work through, don't you? Perhaps trying that "little bit of friendliness and communication" on message boards might help with that? And once again, insulting....do you really think I have never once had that very conversation with people? And do you think they always cheerfully agree to skip off to the cafeteria to fork over cash...or just perhaps they wait until I'm not looking so they can clean out the fridge before anyone sees? How about those visitors that find eating out of our patient pantries to be better than using up their welfare money?
No, You couldn't possibly be more off-base if you tried.
Deleted the rest as it was continuing on in the insulting, off-base trend. You have no clue about my experiences, my role when a floor nurse, when a charge nurse, and when a nurse manager. You simply are shooting off, making wild assumptions that have no merit and no credibility. If I thought it would make a difference, I'd expect an apology once you reconsidered your lecture.
Well! I see we have exactly one thing in common: you recognized you totally brought down a lighthearted thread for the odd purpose of chastising someone. Way to go.
RNsRwe; I can identify with every single thing you stated about visitors. And no, you are NOT exaggerating.
visitors can be a pain because they may challenge what the nurse is telling the patient, interfere with care, ask for pillow, chairs, food, beverages as if we were waitresses and make noise that annoys other patients. I especially do not like it when they come in by the droves and take over a nursing unit. That is not helpful to the patient either, as the patient needs rest, not recreation.
I am not your mom, your wife, your significant other, or your therapist. I don't care if Dr. Oz said something different. I am busting my tail to keep your family member alive, and I don't have the time or the energy to stroke your ego like apparently everyone else you've ever met has. ICU is a serious place, and serious things happen here. Take your silly, self centered backside HOME.
If you're going to refuse everything we're trying to do, don't bother coming to the hospital in the first place.
That's one I never understand...well, I kind of do: some of my patients are only there for three hots and a cot, and are honest about it. I can respect that honesty. And at least they don't refuse every single thing...in fact, they refuse very little treatment, meds, VS, etc.
But there's also a batch who checks in voluntary, then refuses everything left and right, and doesn't want to get involved at all in regards to their treatment. But suggest that perhaps they should discharge if they're not interested in what we offer or don't want to work on their recovery, and they start squawking.
"We promise not to let your loved one starve to death while in PACU--but we will not yet feed any patient who is too buzzed from anesthesia to sit up, open his eyes, and stop drooling."
Also had a recovery patient's visitor try to give the patient coffee by attempting to pour it into the corner of the nearly-unconscious fella's mouth. Very thankful I was just pulling back the curtain (which she had pulled closed) when I caught her with one hand on his jaw and the other on the latte...
"If you are not going to help yourself, do not blame us, or threaten to sue us, your doctor, the surgeon, or anyone else you can think to blame when you do not get better".
I see this VERY often in the rehab. I suppose this is why many of them end up there in the first place; non-compliance with care, medication, dietary restrictions, etc..When you are 50 years old a have 5 stents placed, had a triple bypass and continue to consume 10,000 calories a day despite being a diabetic, drink all the fluid you care to despite your 1.2L restriction, refuse your showers and dressing changes.. don't blame us when your wounds don't heal, your kidneys fail, and your health doesn't get any better. The fact that you have to take 55 UNITS of aspart before meals should be your sign!
"We promise not to let your loved one starve to death while in PACU--but we will not yet feed any patient who is too buzzed from anesthesia to sit up, open his eyes, and stop drooling."
Also had a recovery patient's visitor try to give the patient coffee by attempting to pour it into the corner of the nearly-unconscious fella's mouth. Very thankful I was just pulling back the curtain (which she had pulled closed) when I caught her with one hand on his jaw and the other on the latte...
Now, that would make for an interesting study. "Is caffeine absorbed better/quicker through the GI or through the alveoli?"
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I just watched that happen yesterday!
Two obnoxious sisters eating Mom's food.
I am not exaggerating about their obnoxiousness nor the fact that they were eating Mom's food.
For every 3 wonderful visitors, it only takes 1 over-the-top visitor to negate the whole thing.
I work in psych and all I can say is that I am convinced-- after dealing with some visitors-- that we admitted the wrong person.
Here's a notice I would like to put up:
"Any visitor who laughs at or insults our confused geriatric patients will be taken down, placed in restraints and left to languish!"
I can keep my composure until someone picks on my patients...
And yes, it really happens!